The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-10

II----a IS IsiN ~, lpi.. ..ft
Me- 10, 1887.
! to give thorough instruction In al
, branches taught In the public schools ant
TO instruct In the theory and practlce o
teac1tng-is no uuimportant one.
THE DAY AN EvENrruL ONE.
|. Commencement Day at West Liberty /,
always great day In the quiet little vii
la.ee located up In tho northeast cornel
Of this county, among rich and healthfuj
bills. ia usually The event OF the Yea,
IN that rural diatrict and Is looked forward
TO with tho pleasanteat OF snticipationa;
and the open.handed hospitality ahowa
: on these occaslons by the good people Of
( the old and prosperous settlement, and
the excellence OF the performances seldom
iail to fulfil these unticipatlons. Yester.
lay was no exception to the general rule,
One Of the largest assemblagss ever seen
IN the town on a einilar occasion
listened with evident pleasure to
the interesting programmes that were
rendered, and enjoyed still more the Oh.
po'rtunity afforded to gossip and visit with
friends. T "a ~. g,N5l7 " NJ
At an early hour tho people com.
menced arriving, and Tor two or three
hours there was at almost continual pro.
]csssion Of vehicles entering the hamlet
from all directions. The main street was
filled with carriages, and in the grounda
ABOUT the echool numerous teams were
parked. Many brought their dinners
with them, while others feasted on good
things prepared by tho thrifty housewives
o. West Liberty, or at Colonel Curtis'
Liberty house, or at Rogers. There was
scarcely family in that part Of the coun.
ty, or from adjoining Brooke, that was
not represented; in d majority OF cases
the entire family attended. aI
The day opened bright and warm, but
about II o'clock a heavy thunder storm
came up and the rain continued to fall at
interyala during the afternoon. These
storms were disastrous to the holiday
toilets OF the girls and detracted somewhat
from the p!ensurea Of the day, but still
every one managed to enjoy themselves.
THE COMMENCEMENT.
3 at 10 o'clock when the commencement
exercises proper commenced: i: the school
ball; was filled to ovefilowing even the
aislea, and windows being occupied so
denaely that the marshals had difn Guilty
IN carrying out their duties. The class Of
1887 numbered but four. They were Nh.
A. S. Biggs, Of West Liberty; Mr.. William
Oox, OF Fanlight; MIR, III, W, Lindsay. Of
bethany. and MiHs Annie J. North, Of
Clinton. Orations were also delivered by
A: s. Bell and ]. ". Young, both of West
Liberty, post-graduates and Mr.. J.. B,
shively, Of Rush Run, O., OF the academic
department. The marshals wore Messrs,
Gala Mitchell, 0. 3. Bates, Ed. McKin-
10y and George Payne, while Misses Biz |
die Ssyers and Vernie Boggs gracefully
acted as the stage mRrshals aud distributed
to the claes the floral tributes, cards, books
and other presents sent up by admiring
friends. eF q -.f. ~ IT7T' =
Prayer was offered by Rev. MIR. Lowes
Inc ea!utotorisn was Mics North; "Out of |
the RUNE" was the title OF her Grafton.
The lesson she drew.from nature and from
our lives WAS that to the dead past are due
all our succeeses; We owe q great debt to
the past-one that pure lives should re-
pay. Miss North was quite happy in her
effort, aud Was barricaded behind bank
OF hoWers and presents at its conclusion.
Independence must have Limits," was
tho title OF Mr. Bells oration. He spoke
OF the spirit Of communism and anarchy
that is showing itself, and advised q care. |
iul watching OF 1t. He dealt with the
theme in sn exhaustiye way and did Il !
we'll. Mr.. Shively in speaking Of 1.-THE
Second Republic" paid glowing tribute
to this country and those who made it
what it ia. MIR. Lindsay's advice was.
'strike the Knot" he dwolt on intemper.
ance and intidelity as gordian knots that
should be struck with force. ;s,:ss7..i5517'1
1.-THE ecuoLAR's HorR."
This was the title OF Mr.. Younc's ora.
ton, and 1t was one OF the most gracefully
worded and best delivered OF the dsy; be-
spoke iatclligently OF tho true scholar and
what he should be. Mr.. Cox had ior, the
title Of his sddress "Woodeu Nutmeps."
and drew tho point that true and not
sham character should be cultivated. he
spoke Of the shams in school, society, pol
iiies, religion and the world generally. Ii
Tho va!edictorian YVES Mr. B;yge, to
whom was awarded the honors Of the
GLASS; "The Signs Of the Times' was the
title OF bis Grafton. He devoted special
attention to the strides being made by ed
ucation and the good portend Of such a
state Of things. .i;sS@. %;;il a, ~.
| hon. B. s. Morgan, ststs Super. ntendeut
Of Schools, presented the diplomas, on be-
half OF the Board OF Regents, previous to
the valedictory. He arrived from Wheel
Ing 0hortly before tho exercises COM
menced accompanied by Hon. Rankin
Wiley, Of Pt. Pleasant, the member of the
Board OF Regents from the Fourth dis
trict. Mr.. Wiley was the only member of
the Board present. In presenting the di.
p'omas. Mr.. Morgan made splendid ad-
dress full OF entertaining statements and
sound advice. In the Blk Normal schoole
Of this young State there are now enrolled
over 100 0scholars-more than can be boast
ed OF by older States. There are over
5000 public school teachers in this State.
and OF this number over l,l00 have been
educated wholly or in part at the Normal
schools. Mr.. Morgan's address was liat-
eued to with careful attention. 15
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Prof. Armstrong took occasion to make
some extended remarks that were in good
taste and were warmly applauded st the
conclusion. The past year has been his
first at the head Of this institution, or any
like it. He has made himsef very popu.
lar Z with the people as we'll as
with the scholars and the action
Of the Executive Committee, composed Of
MessrH: Robert Bonar, a. NJ. Rldgely and
a. Il. Jacob, in; recommending to I the
Board the retention Of tho same faculty ia
one that will meet with general approval.
Remarks were also made by Rev. Mr..
Lawes and DR.. a. Z. Myers. The music
for the occaaion was furnished by tho
Weat Liberty Cornet band which was or
ganizad last October by Prof, Burke. The
members have learned rapidly and play
remarkably, well for beginners. They